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Retailer Barnes &
Noble to collaborate with 17th annual Harlem Book Fair July 14-16
(June
8, 2015) Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest retail bookseller,
announced that it is collaborating with the Harlem Book Fair (HBF) to
broaden the platform for authors and publishers into the
African-American reader community. B&N will support the Harlem Book Fair
with in-store events at the Upper West
Side store, located at 2289 Broadway in New York City, on July 14th,
15th and 16th, leading up to the nationally recognized literary
festival.
On July 18, during the Harlem Book Fair, Barnes & Noble will donate a
percentage of every sale made with a special bookfair voucher to the
book fair. Vouchers will be available online at the Harlem Book Fair's
website (www.harlembookfair.com)
and in hard copy during the book fair. Customers can also shop in
support of the Harlem Book Fair online at www.bn.com/bookfairs between
July 14-23, and include the bookfair voucher ID on the payment page
during checkout. Barnes & Noble will also be the exclusive book vendor
for offsite event sales, and will host several in-store events at the
Upper West Side store.
The Harlem Book Fair, now in its 17th year, is the nation's largest and
most-respected African-American literary festival and will take place
this year in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues from Friday, July
17, to Sunday, July 19, on West 135th Street from Lenox Avenue (6th
Avenue) to Frederick Douglass, Jr. Boulevard (8th Avenue) in Harlem, New
York. Attended by over 20,000 readers and viewed by millions on C-SPAN's
BookTV, the Harlem Book Fair stands as the nation's flagship
African-American public literary event.
The Harlem Book Fair will officially launch its program with engaging
readings and book discussions at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble on
Tuesday, July 14, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, at 7 p.m., and
Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m. Several authors will present and sign their
new titles during these events.
On Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Barnes & Noble will be the
exclusive bookseller for the book fair with author discussions
throughout the day. With support from customers, Barnes & Noble will
donate a portion of the proceeds from sales to the Harlem Book Fair.
There will be many more events with panel discussions at various
locations, including Columbia University, the Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture and Harlem Hospital, with participation by
C-SPAN and many more sponsors. Visit the Harlem Book Fair website at
www.harlembookfair.com for a
complete listing of events.
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